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Open Data Specialist

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
United States, Maryland, Chevy Chase
4000 Jones Bridge Road (Show on map)
September 02, 2023
Primary Work Address: 19700 Helix Drive, Ashburn, VA, 20147 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. Janelia Research Campus is a pioneering research center in Ashburn, Virginia, where scientists pursue fundamental questions in neuroscience and imaging. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) launched Janelia in 2006, establishing an intellectually distinctive environment for scientists to do creative, collaborative, hands-on work. Our integrated teams of biologists, computational scientists, and tool-builders pursue a small number of scientific questions with potential for transformative impact. We share our methods, results, and tools with the scientific community. It is a uniquely innovative and collaborative atmosphere that reflects HHMI's reputation for excellence. Summary Janelia scientists have made important technical breakthroughs in imaging, connectomics, data analysis and visualization, and other areas, and have applied them to begin to crack some of the biggest problems in Neuroscience. Janelia is now investing in three long term concurrent research programs (currently and ) alongside core research areas ( and ) and . These programs will produce unprecedented high-quality scientific data that we plan to provide to the scientific community in the most efficient and productive way possible. We believe that Open Science enables efficient dissemination of data and accelerates scientific discoveries. The Open Data Specialist supports research projects by identifying, developing, and helping execute best practices for data formatting, metadata, organization, interoperability, rapid dissemination, storage as well as data usage tracking. In practice, the Open Data Specialist works with labs and teams involved in a project to develop these best practices for all data processing stages from acquisition to analysis and public deposition, supports the labs to streamline data flow, consolidates data, and documents datasets and processing pipelines. Additional responsibilities may include the provision and application of tools to convert between different data formats and the development of reproducible workflows. Essential Duties and Responsibilities In close collaboration with developers, scientists, and engineers, identify and develop optimal standards, formats, storage plans, and data flows, for data generation processing, archiving, and publication. Collaboratively develop and update standards for data formats, meta-data, organization, and storage. Collaboratively develop data acquisition, annotation, and processing procedures that meet these standards. Document datasets and dataflows Qualifications Education Master's degree required Experience 5 years minimum experience working in data management and open science Experience working with common data formats and databases, for example TIFF, HDF5, zarr/n5, JSON, SWC, JSON, SQL databases, neo4j, and MongoDB Experience working in data science, (bio)informatics, and/or interdisciplinary scientific projects, preferred Experience working with large, high-dimensional scientific data (terabyte to petabyte), preferred Experience working with common programming languages and data science libraries such as Python (including numpy, scipy, pandas), R, Java, MATLAB, Julia, preferred Experience with one or more components of the research data life cycle: acquisition, storage, processing, and analysis, preferred Skills and Abilities Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts, to identify the technical boundaries and ramifications of existing solutions Ability to independently identify opportunities for improvement and propose solutions Excellent communication and organization skills, comfortable working collaboratively in a team environment Physical Requirements Remaining in a normal seated or standing position for extended periods of time; reaching and grasping by extending hand(s) or arm(s); dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers, for example using a keyboard; communication skills using the spoken word; ability to see and hear within normal parameters; ability to move about workspace. The position requires mobility, including the ability to move materials weighing up to several pounds (such as a laptop computer or tablet). Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this position with reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis. Please Note: This job description sets forth the job's principal duties, responsibilities, and requirements; it should not be construed as an exhaustive statement, however. Unless they begin with the word "may," the Essential Duties and Responsibilities described above are "essential functions" of the job, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Compensation and Benefits Our employees are compensated from a total rewards perspective in many ways for their contributions to our mission, including competitive pay, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, time off, and a range of recognition and wellness programs. Visit our site to learn more. Compensation Range $94,890.40 (minimum) - $118,613.00 (midpoint) - $154,196.90 (maximum) Pay Type: Annual HHMI's salary structure is developed based on relevant job market data. HHMI considers a candidate's education, previous experiences, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity when making job offers. Typically, a new hire for this position in this location is compensated between the minimum and the midpoint of the salary range.